- Growth strategy: medium-term sales potential of more than € 300 million
- Growth drivers in the core business: packaging, digital printing Software and lifecycle business
- Industrial business: focus on further expansion
- 175 years: the company has been shaping the printing industry for decades with technological innovations, quality and reliability
- Numerous anniversary activities throughout the year
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY – Newsaktuell – 8 January 2025 – Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is entering its anniversary year 2025 with a growth strategy: March 11, 2025, marks the 175th anniversary of the company’s founding. What began over a century and a half ago as a bell foundry in Frankenthal in the Palatinate region of Germany, has since developed into a leading global technology company and total solutions provider for print shops and packaging applications. HEIDELBERG is tackling the challenges of the future with a clear growth strategy.
March
11,
2025
marks
the
175th
anniversary
of
the
founding
of
HEIDELBERG.
The
automatic
platen
press
introduced
in
1921
is
HEIDELBERG’s
best
and
longest
seller
with
a
printing
capacity
of
3,000
sheets
per
hour
and
is
the
epitome
of
precision,
performance
and
reliability.
“To
expand
our
market
position,
we
are
increasingly
tapping
into
growth
potential
in
our
core
business
in
packaging
and
digital
printing
as
well
as
in
the
software
and
lifecycle
business,”
says
Jürgen
Otto,
CEO
of
HEIDELBERG.
“We
will
also
continue
to
expand
our
offering
in
the
growing
green
technologies
market.
This
includes
key
areas
such
as
high-precision
mechanical
engineering,
the
automotive
industry,
charging
infrastructure
and
software,
and
new
hydrogen
technologies.”
In
total,
HEIDELBERG
sees
growth
potential
of
more
than
€
300
million
in
sales
for
all
strategic
initiatives
by
the
2028/2029
financial
year,
while
at
the
same
time
consolidating
performance
and
increasing
efficiency.
- Packaging market has seen significant growth since 2014
- HEIDELBERG seizes opportunities in growing industrial digital printing
- International business with high potential
- Focus on expanding industrial business in the Technology segment
175
years:
the
company
has
been
shaping
the
printing
industry
for
decades
with
technological
innovations,
quality
and
reliability
HEIDELBERG
has
been
shaping
the
printing
industry
for
175
years
with
innovations,
top
quality
and
maximum
reliability.
Throughout
its
history,
the
company
has
repeatedly
set
new
standards
with
pioneering
developments
such
as
the
“Original
Heidelberger
Tiegel”
and
the
“Speedmaster”
model
series
for
sheetfed
offset
printing.
“175
years
of
Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen
are
a
strong
testimony
to
consistency,
as
well
as
innovative
strength
and
thus
future
viability,”
says
Jürgen
Otto.
“Thanks
to
its
impressive
achievements
over
the
past
175
years,
the
company
is
looking
forward
to
further
growth
in
the
coming
years
with
its
current
market
position,
the
expertise
of
its
employees
and
global
customer
relationships.”
Numerous
anniversary
activities
throughout
the
year
Together
with
customers,
employees
and
partners,
HEIDELBERG
is
celebrating
its
anniversary
year
with
numerous
events
and
activities.
In
the
summer,
for
example,
there
will
be
a
week
of
celebrations
at
the
Wiesloch-Walldorf
headquarters
in
the
newly
designed
demonstration
center
–
the
Home
of
Print
–
including
an
anniversary
ceremony
with
guests
from
all
over
the
world,
i.e.
customers,
suppliers,
partners
and
representatives
from
politics
and
society.
Family
days
are
planned
for
employees
at
individual
locations.
In
addition,
there
will
be
an
anniversary
magazine
in
which
the
history
of
the
company
will
be
presented,
and
the
future
will
be
directed.
With around 9,500 employees worldwide, production facilities in several countries and regions, including China and the USA, as well as the densest sales and service network in the industry, HEIDELBERG is now a true global player and world market leader from Germany. “Our history impressively demonstrates how entrepreneurship, technical expertise and the genuine creative power of our employees can have a lasting impact on a company over such a long period of time and, far beyond that, on an entire industry to this day,” Otto continues.
Images and further information about the company are available on the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG press portal at www.heidelberg.com.
Important
note:
This
press
release
contains
forward-looking
statements
based
on
assumptions
and
estimates
made
by
the
management
of
Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen
Aktiengesellschaft.
Even
if
the
company
management
is
of
the
opinion
that
these
assumptions
and
estimates
are
accurate,
actual
future
developments
and
future
actual
results
may
deviate
considerably
from
these
assumptions
and
estimates
due
to
a
variety
of
factors.
These
factors
may
include,
for
example,
changes
in
the
overall
economic
situation,
exchange
rates
and
interest
rates
as
well
as
changes
within
the
graphic
arts
industry.
Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen
Aktiengesellschaft
provides
no
guarantee
and
assumes
no
liability
that
future
developments
and
the
actual
results
achieved
in
the
future
will
correspond
to
the
assumptions
and
estimates
made
in
this
press
release.
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